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imamate
[ ih-mah-meyt ]
/ ɪˈmɑ meɪt /
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How to use imamate in a sentence
In 1435 the people rose against the tyranny of the Bani Nebhan and restored the imamate of the tribe al-Azd.
Moizz must prove his title to the holy imamate inherited from Ali, to the satisfaction of these experts in genealogy.
Both circumstances, according to the then prevailing notions, made them unfit for the imamate.
Babism has its roots in Shiahism, a soil impregnated with the doctrines of the Imamate and Mahdiism.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for imamate
imamate
/ (ɪˈmɑːmeɪt) /
noun Islam
the region or territory governed by an imam
the office, rank, or period of office of an imam
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